§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what proportion of Welsh men and women who entered the teaching profession in 1966 found posts in Wales.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsI regret that statistical information is not available in the form requested. I can say, however, that the number of students successfully completing courses of teacher-training in Wales in 1966 was 2,415. This figure includes some students of other than Welsh origin. Furthermore some Welsh students are trained outside Wales. The number of first appointments made by Welsh authorities during the period 1st April—31st October, 1966, the main recruiting season, was 834. Again, it should be realised that this figure would include some teachers trained outside Wales and some of other than Welsh origin. In
Graduates Men Non-Graduates Total Graduates Women Non-Graduates Total 31st March, 1956 2,718 5,116 7,834 1,630 9,466 11,096 31st March, 1957 2,763 5,250 8,013 1,583 9,620 11,203 31st March, 1958 2,813 5,241 8,054 1,643 9,342 10,985 31st March, 1959 2,902 5,276 8,178 1,682 9,346 11,028 31st March, 1960 3,012 5,371 8,383 1,754 9,490 11,244 31st March, 1961 3,112 5,475 8,587 1,792 9,405 11,197 31st March, 1962 3,158 5,495 8,653 1,843 9,371 11,214 31st March, 1963 3,193 5,459 8,652 1,836 9,365 11,201 31st March, 1964 3,229 5,529 8,758 1,881 9,552 11,433 1st February, 1963* .. .. 8,636 .. .. 11,103 1st February, 1964 .. .. 8,678 .. .. 11,091 1st February, 1965 .. .. 8,764 .. .. 11,178 1st February, 1966 .. .. 8,823 .. .. 11,347 * Including teachers in occasional service (5 men and 131 women in 1964).
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion is added to the quota of teachers he allows in Wales to meet the needs arising from the presence of two widely spoken languages.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsIn the quotas fixed for January, 1967, Welsh local education authorities were allowed 106 additional teachers for classes which have to be taught in two sections because some children speak only Welsh or English. This figure represents 0.7 per cent. of the total number of teachers allocated to Welsh authorities claiming this addition. An extra allocation is not given where Welsh is the language of instruction for all the children or for the teaching of Welsh as a curricular subject.
252Wgeneral, the percentage of first appointments in Wales is low in relation to the comparable figure for England and Wales as a whole. Welsh authorities would appear to have a preference for appointing more experienced teachers. Many Welsh teachers return to Wales after a period of service in England. These trends are not revealed in the statistics quoted above.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what number of teachers were employed in the State schools in Wales in each of the years 1956 to 1966; and how this number was divided between men and women and between graduates and non-graduates.
§ Mr. CroslandThe table below gives the available information. March figures for 1965 and 1966 which will show the division between graduates and others will be available in the autumn: